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CentOS

CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users which started in 2003 and has been sponsored by Red Hat since 2014. CentOS Linux versions up to CentOS Linux 8 are 100% compatible rebuilds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements.

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Artix Linux

Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSArtix Linux
Fedora, Red HatBaseArch
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit SystemDinit, OpenRC, runit, s6
Semi-RollingRelease ModelRolling Release
10 StreamLatest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateApril 2, 2026
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMECinnamonLXDELXQtMATEKDE PlasmaXfce
Desktops
GNOMECinnamonLXDELXQtMATEKDE PlasmaXfce